Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible for inclusion If they are; | •18 years or older; •diagnosed with advanced cancer; •having a limited life expectancy; •suffering from intractable distress caused by one or more refractory symptoms or this can be expected to develop during the hospitalization; •having the possibility that palliative sedation will be initiated during the admission •able to give informed consent. |
Exclusion criteria: Patients are excluded for participation in the study if; | •a potential participant is unable to speak and read in the native language of the participating country. |